title: Occupational exposure to impulse noise associated with shooting.
abstract: Shooting training is associated with exposure to a considerable amount of unique noise. We wanted to evaluate noise exposure during such training. Our observations especially apply to professional sport shooters, but they are also valid for shooting coaches/instructors. We collected acoustic signals in 10-, 25- and 50-m as well as open-air shooting ranges. The recorded material was analysed with orthogonal, adaptive parameterization by Shur. The mean duration of a single acoustic signal was 250-800 ms with the C-weighted sound peak pressure level of 138.2-165.2 dB. Shooters may be exposed to as many as 600-1350 acoustic impulses during a training unit. The actual load for the hearing organ of a professional shooter or a shooting coach is ~200 000 acoustic stimuli in a year-long training macrocycle. Orthogonal, adaptive parameterization by Shur makes safe scheduling of shooters' training possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion, University School of Physical Education, Wrocław, Poland. felicitas1@wp.pl
authors.forename: Felicja
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lwow
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jóźków
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mędraś
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics; D005389:Firearms; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009623:Noise, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis*